Trying to recycle the wrong packaging gunks up the works at overtaxed recycling centers. Here’s what to sort in your bins and what to throw in the trash.

Freshly, a prepared meals company, heard complaints from customers about the Styrofoam it was using to insulate its boxes. So it came up with a substitute made from recycled denim, which has been ...

Grand Rapids Recycling questions: What to do with aerosol cans, Styrofoam, treated wood? Published: Jul. 17, 2016, 12:18 p.m.

Styrofoam remains a ubiquitous material for takeout containers, disposable coffee cups, and protective cushioning for fragile items during shipping. The material—called expanded polystyrene or ...

Recorded on September 23, 2021. Over 380 million tons of plastic are produced every year and 50% of that for single-use purposes such as product packaging. Until now, companies have been hard ...

Several states across the US have recently implemented, or are preparing to introduce, bans on polystyrene foam (commonly known as Styrofoam) products.